All The Grocer articles in 25 November 2006 – Page 4

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    Farmers struggling to adapt to subsidy loss

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Even England's most efficient beef and lamb farmers are making big losses, new figures from EBLEX show. Only the top third of intensive beef finishers make any sort of profit. And suckler producers, vital in producing calves finished for...

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    Alcohol storms to top of branded activity chart

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    A year ago, frozen was leading the branded activity chart with a 17% share of promotional space, while alcoholic drinks, culinary and soft drinks all had 10% and household was in fifth place with 9% (Promotrack, The Grocer, 26 November...

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    Barley is activated as new superfood

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Swedish company NutriTech is hoping to stake barley's claims to superfood status with a range of products featuring a specially processed form of the grain. The Aktiv Everyday range includes a chocolate-covered energy bar and a meal...

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    Acid test

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Expert's verdict...18/25. The packs have eye-catching visuals that appeal to the target market of kids. The packs advise mums of the nutritional value. I'm also impressed by the clever use of the inside pack, which turns into a...

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    Abattoirs air big beef on price-fixing claim

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Abattoirs have denied allegations by the National Beef Association that they are engaged in cattle price manipulation. The NBA said some farmers were "allowing themselves to be conned by a handful of influential abattoirs into thinking...

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    World News - 25th November 2006

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Campbell profit falls. CAMDEN, NJ: Campbell Soup Company has reported a 3.6% fall in first-quarter net profit to $291m on turnover up 8% at $2.2bn (£1.15bn). Sales were boosted by price increases and new products, including lower...

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    100 tonnes of chocolate per year

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    A new addition to The Grocer's World's Greatest Food Retailers, Harrods, based in Knightsbridge, London, started life in 1849 when Charles Henry Harrod opened a small grocery shop and placed the emphasis on high-quality customer service....

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    In the can

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Fruit. The few remaining Spanish canners have started to process the season's bumper mandarin orange crop. At 150,000 metric tonnes, it was nearly double last year's production. A high proportion of 2005's crop went into the fresh...